too comical to be taken seriously, simply put lacks in all genres
I'll try to keep it short, this is one of those dramas that you forget once you finish watching.
comedy-wise even when's its fun it's cringe
romance-wise even when it's sometimes cute it still lacks and feels forced.
detective story-wise it's farcical, comical and unrealistic.
the story lacks the least sense of realism, it's just too unrealistic you have to turn your suspension of disbelief gauge to the max all through the watch, nothing made sense when it came to the "undercover mission", one moment they're using high-end gadgets to break through locks, scramble cctv cameras and one moment they have to resort to dancing on the street to gather signatures to gain access to a room with a measly pin code lock they could have easily broken through!
the villain was simply put cartoonish-ly evil, I mean she's shown to be someone who doesn't flinch ordering her henchman to kill anyone who stands in her way, and is unfazed shooting a shotgun towards a bound reporter to intimidate him just simply cause he refused to do her bidding, or beats up a congressman for talking back, but the next moment she has to resort to spreading rumors about our main couple being in a teacher-student romance! we're like pick a lane lady, either be the evil criminal mastermind or be a comic book villain who lacks imagination.
the whole premise about solving clues relating to ghost stories in order to uncover the hidden gold seemed fun at the start but soon it just fizzed and died out, and when they suddenly remembered it the last couple of episodes it was too frustrating to watch how everyone's IQ fell sub zero unable to guess the simplest of riddles. honestly speaking as a viewer I never really cared about the main mission of finding the gold bars, it was simply put ridiculous not to mention unfounded by any evidence to begin with. Midway through the drama I found myself feeling thankful for the missing father plot which was more of a convincing catalyst to keep pushing on with this stupid mission of finding the gold bars.
As for the romance plot, I don't know what made me not sold for their romance, maybe their interactions were more fun when she thought he was a student, but after she found out his true identity and their childhood connection, don't blame the viewer who expected some sort of progress and was disappointed they were acting more like two detective partners, I don't believe it was a problem at the actors' part, but more of a writing issue.
considering the fact I watched the last 3 episodes on 1.5X speed and even skipping many scenes, I just reached a point I didn't mind any stupid or unbelievable things that was taking place on screen; like how untouchable and all powerful they had to make our silly caricature of a villain, she controls politicians, police, prosecutor and everyone else in the country for some unknown reason, that was simply absurd. Also we get a fugitive on the run who suffered a major car accident miraculously healing with a good night's sleep and some damp towels! And then conveniently having a bunch of mattresses laid out under his hotel room so that he can escape the police pursuit!!! WHAT?! I reached a point I was certain the writer's didn't give a sh** about the viewer's intelligence anymore.
overall, this is a drama I chose to watch till the end cause I had downloaded it otherwise I most probably would have dropped it. do not recommend.
comedy-wise even when's its fun it's cringe
romance-wise even when it's sometimes cute it still lacks and feels forced.
detective story-wise it's farcical, comical and unrealistic.
the story lacks the least sense of realism, it's just too unrealistic you have to turn your suspension of disbelief gauge to the max all through the watch, nothing made sense when it came to the "undercover mission", one moment they're using high-end gadgets to break through locks, scramble cctv cameras and one moment they have to resort to dancing on the street to gather signatures to gain access to a room with a measly pin code lock they could have easily broken through!
the villain was simply put cartoonish-ly evil, I mean she's shown to be someone who doesn't flinch ordering her henchman to kill anyone who stands in her way, and is unfazed shooting a shotgun towards a bound reporter to intimidate him just simply cause he refused to do her bidding, or beats up a congressman for talking back, but the next moment she has to resort to spreading rumors about our main couple being in a teacher-student romance! we're like pick a lane lady, either be the evil criminal mastermind or be a comic book villain who lacks imagination.
the whole premise about solving clues relating to ghost stories in order to uncover the hidden gold seemed fun at the start but soon it just fizzed and died out, and when they suddenly remembered it the last couple of episodes it was too frustrating to watch how everyone's IQ fell sub zero unable to guess the simplest of riddles. honestly speaking as a viewer I never really cared about the main mission of finding the gold bars, it was simply put ridiculous not to mention unfounded by any evidence to begin with. Midway through the drama I found myself feeling thankful for the missing father plot which was more of a convincing catalyst to keep pushing on with this stupid mission of finding the gold bars.
As for the romance plot, I don't know what made me not sold for their romance, maybe their interactions were more fun when she thought he was a student, but after she found out his true identity and their childhood connection, don't blame the viewer who expected some sort of progress and was disappointed they were acting more like two detective partners, I don't believe it was a problem at the actors' part, but more of a writing issue.
considering the fact I watched the last 3 episodes on 1.5X speed and even skipping many scenes, I just reached a point I didn't mind any stupid or unbelievable things that was taking place on screen; like how untouchable and all powerful they had to make our silly caricature of a villain, she controls politicians, police, prosecutor and everyone else in the country for some unknown reason, that was simply absurd. Also we get a fugitive on the run who suffered a major car accident miraculously healing with a good night's sleep and some damp towels! And then conveniently having a bunch of mattresses laid out under his hotel room so that he can escape the police pursuit!!! WHAT?! I reached a point I was certain the writer's didn't give a sh** about the viewer's intelligence anymore.
overall, this is a drama I chose to watch till the end cause I had downloaded it otherwise I most probably would have dropped it. do not recommend.
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